boehner: lost the Latino vote, election, wants to work with Obama on immigration bill

[The Straight Story]

DENVER (AP) — Omayra Vasquez blinks and does a double take when asked why she voted to re-elect President Barack Obama. The reason for her was as natural as breathing.

"I feel closer to him," said Vasquez, a 43-year-old Federal Express worker from Denver. "He cares about the Spanish people."

Millions of Hispanic voters seconded that emotion Tuesday with resounding 71 percent support for Obama, tightening Democrats' grip on the White House and putting Republicans on notice that they must seriously court the nation's largest minority group if they want to win the presidency again.

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Recognizing the political impact, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that he wants the next Congress to tackle an immigration bill.

"This issue has been around far too long," Boehner said in an interview with ABC News' "World News." ''A comprehensive approach is long overdue, and I'm confident that the president, myself, others can find the common ground to take care of this issue once and for all."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/obamas-big-hispanic-win-worries-gop

[Angry Dragon]

1. boner sure likes to pander when he loses

[tblue]

2. Mesnwhile the Tea Party faithful are sharpening their pitchforks.

So he's gonna throw them a bone now. Tell me, has he stood up to the TP on anything? How about Limbeck?

[bluestate10]

4. Boner stood up to them as much as Romney did, which is not at all. nt

[bluestate10]

3. The loonies on his side are going to handcuff him. None of the pandering cowards

on his side will take on their base in an attempt to do what is right by the country. Boner is going to end up alone. Democrats are willing to act like adults and do the heavy lifting to get legislation passed, but without ANY mature, serious republican support in the House no bill will make it's way to the Senate and ultimately to Obama's desk. The President is going to have to use executive action to make up for republicans being a bunch of fools and fucking blind cowards.